Colossians 3:7

Wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Whereas the list of sins in Colossians 3:5 concerned sexual wickedness, the list here pertains to "tongue-wickedness," both lying in the center of man's body, as well as in the center of his nature. As Ellis said, "The words `out of your mouth' may refer to all the sins listed,"[27] the view here being that they do.

Shameful speaking ... These come from a Greek word meaning "to speak against" either God or man; but "blasphemy" in English refers to speaking against God. As Hendriksen said, "In the present instance, as the context indicates, `speaking against man' is meant ... slander, defamation, detraction.[28] See article Slander at the end of the chapter.

[27] E. Earle Ellis, op. cit., p. 797.

[28] William Hendriksen, op. cit., p. 148.